I am taking CV Joint 101. Need help.

[Konstantin Bogach]

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Please, find below the instruction how to assemble CV joint.  I
emphisized in bold the key phraze.  Thanks to  Gary,  I assemble it with
no problems when followed the instruction.  Note that I worked on
propeller shaft CVs.  I am not sure that all CV joints are same.

Konstantin.

GMBCHEF at aol.com wrote:

>   Is it the inner joint?
> Or outer?
>    On the inner joint, hold the races in your hand flat and look
> closely. The grooves for the balls alternate by being close together
> then farther apart. If you put your fingers in two side by side
> grooves that are close together and follow them to the other  side of
> the race, they will be farther apart. So, you should have the races
> lined up where the narrow grooves on the outer race are lined up with
> the farther apart grooves of the inner race. I had to read the Bentley
> 3 or 4 times to figure out why the inner CV joints on my urq were
> stiff when I put them back together. Don't be afraid to goop up the
> joint as you assemble it as the grease will help hold the balls in
> place. I put the inner CVs together with the inner race placed on the
> shaft, but only by hand so it wouldn't fall off.
> Good luck. I hope this is fairly clear, cause it's hard to explain
> without having any pictures!
> HTH
> Gary